Does arsenic increase the risk of neural tube defects among a highly exposed population? A new case –control study in Bangladesh

ConclusionThese studies explore mechanisms by which arsenic may increase risk of neural tube defects in humans and use a unique population with high arsenic exposure to test hypotheses. If successful, these studies may assist countries with high arsenic exposure such as Bangladesh to identify populations at high risk of neural tube defects, as well as direct development of novel screening strategies for maternal risk.Birth Defects Research (Part A), 2016.© 2016 The Authors Birth Defects Research Part A: Clinical and Molecular Teratology Published by Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
Source: Birth Defects Research Part A: Clinical and Molecular Teratology - Category: Perinatology & Neonatology Authors: Tags: Hypothesis Source Type: research